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I had a rotator cuff repair a few months back after about 10 years of just living with it. It still hurts when I use it too much, when the weather isn't right, when the stars align in just the right way. It's not the constant pain with sudden spikes of my arm being ripped off though. So, better.

The doc got his MRIs and said it's not too bad 35, 40 minute surgery and a bit of PT and you'll be fine.

Surgery day they tell me 35 to 45 minutes most of the time. After, the first thing I can remember is being wheeled to my truck and my wife saying "about time you got out." Being groggy as fuck this didn't click until about five minutes later.

Apparently, while the doc was working on me he got curious as to why the injury he was working on didn't match my pain ratings or his observations of my shoulder's behavior. He later told me that "I began to look around some and when I looked over the top of the joint it was clear what the real problem was, everything looked like a tiny bomb had gone off in your shoulder. I'm surprised you were able to use your arm at all."

The repair of the tendon took about 30 minutes. Then it took another three and a half hours to fix all of the bone spurs.

I have had pills of all kinds. Some work great, for the first few doses. Then they don't do shit within the week. Some pills "tone down" the pain some while eating at my stomach or giving me headaches. One pill took almost all of the pain but it also took my ability to function as a human. I wasn't high or anything like that. I was fully awake and aware, I just couldn't think. People would talk to me and I could hear the words but I couldn't understand that they were talking to me, or connect the individual words into a sentence that had an idea behind it. I was literally a drooling idiot.

Alcohol works, but it isn't long lasting. I haven't been a heavy drinker for a long time. Keep resisting. It's the only way to not fall further down that hole.

Now for the unpopular opinion. For me, the only thing that kills most of the pain without unpleasant negative side effects is marijuana. Now, unpleasant is subjective and I am not advocating anyone do what I do. Being mostly pain free is great and truthfully, I like getting high on occasion.

I had some pot that was given to me a while back. It was a small amount, probably about a weeks worth when I was young. I made it stretch for about eight months. I'd get a good buzz one to two times a week, sometimes more if I was doing heavy yard work like two acres of brush clearing.

I don't have any now and I don't plan to spend any money to get any more. If a situation arises that I can partake a puff or two I most likely would as long as there is nothing important coming up, or if I may have to drive.

Point being use what you want, just don't let it take away from other important parts of your life. Find the balance between too drunk and too much pain because neither are any good.

May you be content because happiness is limited and comfort is death.

I had a rotator cuff repair a few months back after about 10 years of just living with it. It still hurts when I use it too much, when the weather isn't right, when the stars align in just the right way. It's not the constant pain with sudden spikes of my arm being ripped off though. So, better. The doc got his MRIs and said it's not too bad 35, 40 minute surgery and a bit of PT and you'll be fine. Surgery day they tell me 35 to 45 minutes most of the time. After, the first thing I can remember is being wheeled to my truck and my wife saying "about time you got out." Being groggy as fuck this didn't click until about five minutes later. Apparently, while the doc was working on me he got curious as to why the injury he was working on didn't match my pain ratings or his observations of my shoulder's behavior. He later told me that "I began to look around some and when I looked over the top of the joint it was clear what the real problem was, everything looked like a tiny bomb had gone off in your shoulder. I'm surprised you were able to use your arm at all." The repair of the tendon took about 30 minutes. Then it took another **three and a half hours** to fix all of the bone spurs. I have had pills of all kinds. Some work great, for the first few doses. Then they don't do shit within the week. Some pills "tone down" the pain some while eating at my stomach or giving me headaches. One pill took almost all of the pain but it also took my ability to function as a human. I wasn't high or anything like that. I was fully awake and aware, I just couldn't think. People would talk to me and I could hear the words but I couldn't understand that they were talking to me, or connect the individual words into a sentence that had an idea behind it. I was literally a drooling idiot. Alcohol works, but it isn't long lasting. I haven't been a heavy drinker for a long time. Keep resisting. It's the only way to not fall further down that hole. Now for the unpopular opinion. For me, the only thing that kills most of the pain without unpleasant negative side effects is marijuana. Now, unpleasant is subjective and I am not advocating anyone do what I do. Being mostly pain free is great and truthfully, I like getting high on occasion. I had some pot that was given to me a while back. It was a small amount, probably about a weeks worth when I was young. I made it stretch for about eight months. I'd get a good buzz one to two times a week, sometimes more if I was doing heavy yard work like two acres of brush clearing. I don't have any now and I don't plan to spend any money to get any more. If a situation arises that I can partake a puff or two I most likely would as long as there is nothing important coming up, or if I may have to drive. Point being use what you want, just don't let it take away from other important parts of your life. Find the balance between too drunk and too much pain because neither are any good. May you be content because happiness is limited and comfort is death.

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